Hide-cleaning tool



R. J. STlNE.

HIDE CLEANING TOOL.

APPLICATION man 1AN.2, 1920.

1,383,873. Batented July 5, 1921.

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Be it 'knownzthat I, ROBERT J. STINE, a citizen of the United States, and a, resident of Eagle Grove, in the county of Wright and State of Iowa, have invented a certainnew and useful Hide Cleaning' Tool,;of which the following is specification. T

The object of invention is to provide a hide cleaning tool of simple, durable'and inexpensive construction.

More particularly it is my vide such a tool comprising a plurality of spaced fingers peculiarly shaped and adapted for use in tearing the flesh stringing sinews and the like from the inside of the hide, and to provide a cutting edge adjacent to. said fingers for cutting the flesh cleanly, the parts being so arranged that the fingers will protect the hide and prevent any serious cutting of the hide by the blade.

A further object is to provide in such a device, a handle member whereon the blade may be supported in such a way as to be reinforced and rigidly held.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, in which:

lgure 1 is a side elevation of a hide cleanin tool embodying my invention.

ig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail view partly in section of the tool; and

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the cutting blade.

In the accompanying drawings I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally a relatively rigid heavy plate. Formed at the lower edge of the plate 10, are spaced fingers 11, arranged in a series along the edge of the plate, and inclined slightly rearwardly, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3.

Said fingers, while they do not have and should not have sharp edges are relatively thinner at their extreme edges, so as to form what may be called blunt edges.

Extending rearwardly from the upper central portion of the plate 10, when the latter object to pro- "Specificationof Letters lliatenti Application filed January a, 1920. Serial no. 349,050. Z

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as substantiallyhorizontal position, is a handle 12. g v j 1 I am describing my tool as though it stood in theposition shown in Fig. -1. 4 I

At the upper edge of the plate-ldis a forwardly extending flange 13 from which extends'a downwardlyextending flange 1 11' It will be seen that thereis formeda channel or guide between thefflanges' 14; and-lthe 'bodyi of-the platen), 1

-I provide acutting blade 15', the upper edge of which is recelved in said guide and snugly held therein. Extended through suitable openings in the plate 10, and the blade 15 which fits against the forward surface of said plate, is a screw 16, on the forward end of which is a nut 17 having a curled With my improved tool I have found that I can clean a hide much faster than can be done with any of the tools now ordinarily in use.

7 With the fingers 11 the flesh and the top stringy portion thereof may be quickly torn from the hide.

Where the fingers alone are used, the work requires the exertion of much more energy and strength than where the blade 15 assists in cutting the flesh from the hide.

It is almost impossible to use a sharp knife for this purpose, because a knife will result in cutting and injuring the hide, unless very carefully employed.

It will be noted that the blade 18 has its lower edge beveled on its forward surface as at 18'.

In tearing and cutting the flesh from the hide, the blade is pressed against the-inner surface of the hide withthe forward curved surfaces of the fingers pressing against the inside surface of the hide. The hide lying substantially in the plane indicated by the dotted lines 20. V

It will be seen that there is no chance for cutting deeply into the hide, and if the hide The parts of my improved hide cleaning v tool are of simple and inexpensive construction. The blade may be readily taken out and sharpened and replaced, and new blades "not sharp edges, said handle being provided "at the upper part of said' plate with a downcan easily be substituted when desired.

The handle 12, and the plate 10, and fin gers 11 are preferably made integral with each other, so as to support a very strong tool.

The blade 15 is reinforced'and is snugly held in position bybeing engaged in the guideformed by the flange 14.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my improved hide cleaning tool, without dcparting from the essential features and pur poses of my invention, and it ismy intention to cover by my claim any modified forms of such structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within its scope. r v I I claim as my inventionz f In a hide cleaning tool, a handle having a plate at one endextending downwardly from thehandle and provided at its lower edge with a series of fingers inclined downwardly and toward the handle end of the tool, said fingers having relatively thinbut wardly opening receiving channel, providinga receiving member for a blade, a blade havmg its upper edge received in said cha'nnel and: projecting downwardly and termi-:

nating above said-fingers, 'sai'd blade being beveled at'its lower edge onits side-away from the fingers for providing a sharpedge adjacent to the fingers, a boltnxtende'd through said plate and=blade, and'a nuton said bolt. v I 7 Des Moines,Iowa, November 19 191? a noBERr J. sTrNE, 

